The Nga Iwi Morehu Movement was a New Zealand Māori political party. Its name literally translates as "the surviving people" or "the remnant people". It contested the 1996 election as an unregistered party, running a single candidate and gaining 194 votes.[1] It ran two candidates in the 2002 election, winning 522 votes.[2] In the 1999 election, members of Nga Iwi Morehu stood under the banner of the Freedom Movement.

In September 2011 it applied to register its logo, which is a five-point star, with the Electoral Commission.[3] The application was declined on the grounds that, in the opinion of the Electoral Commission, the logo could mislead voters into believing that the party was backed by the Rātana Church.[4]

The party stood two electorate candidates in the 2011 election under the label "Nga Iwi" — Te Ariki Karamaene in Hauraki-Waikato[5] and Jennifer Waitai-Rapana in Te Tai Hauāuru.[6] It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election.

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  1. ^ "1996 Election: Summary of Party List and Electorate Candidate Seats" (PDF). New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 Election: Summary of Overall Results". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Application to register Nga Iwi Morehu Movement political party logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Decision not to register Nga Iwi Morehu Movement logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Information for Voters in Hauraki-Waikato". Elections New Zealand. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Information for Voters in Te Tai Hauāuru". Elections New Zealand. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.


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